texas aerospace report
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The Texas
Aerospace & Aviaon
Industry
2014
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Overview....
2
Aerospace Manufacturing.. 11
Air Transportaon..... 19
Government Aviaon & Defense
25
Space Travel & Exploraon 31
Contents
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Texas Aerospace & Aviaon Headlines
Southwest Airlines begins $100 million Dallas
headquarters expansion, to hire 1,000
See Page 21
Texas ranks #1 for
employment in the
air transportaon
industry
See Page 6
SpaceX tests
rocket engines in
See Page 36
Lockheed Marn moves 560
jobs from Georgia to Texas
See Page 12
Bell Helicopter builds $230
million headquarters facility in
Fort Worth and $27 million
manufacturing plant in
Amarillo
See Page 12
XCOR establishes commercial
spaceight headquarters in
Midland, Texas
See Page 35
Raytheon relocates
headquarters of Space and
Airborne Systems division
from California to Texas
Texasaerospace
exports surge 10%
in 2012
See Page 4
See Page 15
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T
exas is one of the most important locations for
the global aerospace and aviation industry. As
home to the headquarters of two international
airlines and two of the worlds busiest airports, as well
as NASAs world-famous Johnson Space Center, the
state is key for many of the largest global aerospace
and aviation companies.
The broad range of aerospace activities in Texas
includes fighter plane and helicopter assembly,
navigation instrument development, advanced space-
flight research, military pilot training, and commercialspace travel. The aerospace and
aviation industry directly
employs more than 153,000
Texas workers at 1,300 firms.
The output of the Texas
aerospace manufacturing sector
ranks second in the nation, and
17 of the 20 largest aerospace
manufacturers in the world,
including Boeing, EADS, and
Lockheed Martin, have majoroperations in Texas.
Geographically, the aerospace and aviation industry
has a substantial presence in many regions of the state.
In North Texas, the Dallas-Fort Worth region boasts
the states largest concentration of aerospace manufac-
turing workers, as well as the headquarters of Ameri-
can Airlines and Southwest Airlines. San Antonio,sometimes referred to as Military City USA, is
home to tens of thousands of U.S. Air
Force personnel and is a major
national hub for aircraft maintenance
and overhaul. On the Gulf Coast,
Houston is the legendary home to
NASA mission control and dozens of
related spaceflight contractor firms.
Elsewhere in the state, one of the
worlds largest helicopter repair facilities resides in
Corpus Christi, while the cities of Waco, Amarillo, ElPaso, Wichita Falls, McAllen, and Harlingen all
support manufacturing facilities for various Fortune
500 aerospace companies.
Aerospace & Aviaon in Texas
Key Texas
Aerospace Rankings
No. 1 in Air
Transportaon Jobs
No. 1 in Air Force
Personnel
No. 2 in Aerospace
Manufacturing Output
Texas Aerospace & Aviaon EmploymentFirst Quarter 2013, by Sector
Aerospace and
aviaon directly
employs more
than 153,000
Texas workers
Navigaon
Instruments
5%
Air
Transportaon
39%
Aerospace
Manufacturing
34%
Airports &
Other Air
Transportaon
Support
18%
Other
4%
2
Source: Texas Workforce Commission
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Representave sample only Sources: D&B, company websites
Selected rms with engineering, manufacturing, or maintenance facilies in the state
Major Aerospace & Aviaon Companies in Texas
Greenville
Waco
Luin
Wichita Falls
Gainesville
McAllen/Harlingen
Amarillo
OVERVIEW
Midland
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Industry Indicators
OVERVIEW
8.4 billion
No. 1
Texas rank in the U.S. for both GDP and total
employment in the air transportaon sector
Sizing Up the TexasAir Transportaon Industry*
*Includes commercial airlines and air cargo operatorsSource: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
+33%
Growth of the Texas air transportaon sector
over the past decade, measured by real GDP
Aerospace Exports from Texas
Total value of shipments to internaonal markets,
in billions of U.S. dollars per year
Source: U.S. Dept. of Commerce
$4.9 B $4.5 B $5.1 B $5.6 B
2009 2010 2011 2012
American Eurocopter EC145
Gross domesc product (GDP) of the Texas air
transportaon sector in 2011, a record for the
state
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Texas Five-Year Employment Trends by Sector, 2009 to 2013
In total, Texas employment
in aerospace and aviaonhas held steady since 2009,
with only Air Transportaon
facing notable declines.
Source: Texas Workforce Commission. Q1 2009 to Q1 2013
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Manufacturing
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Texas Enterprise FundAerospace & Aviaon-Related Awards
Company
City
Award
Triumph Aerostructures
(formerly Vought)Dallas $35,000,000
Raytheon McKinney $1,000,000
Lockheed Marn Houston $4,000,000
Trace Engines Midland $250,000
Rockwell Collins Richardson $839,196
Total $41,089,196
Texas Emerging Technology Fund
Aerospace & Aviaon-Related Awards
CompanyCollaborang
UniversityAward
1st Detect UNT $1,800,000
Advitech UT MD Anderson $2,500,000
AgileMesh UT Dallas $2,000,000
Falcon Internaonal UT Permian Basin $850,000
StarVision Technologies Texas A&M $750,000
Global Contour
UNT
$950,000
Total 8,885,000
State Government
Iniaves
OVERVIEW
Business Incenve Programs
In 2003, the Texas Legislature created the $295
million Texas Enterprise Fund (TEF), a deal
closing fund created to attract businesses and new
jobs to Texas. The Legislature reauthorized the TEF
most recently in 2013. To date, the TEF has awarded
more than $41 million to assist aerospace corporate
expansions (see table at right).
In 2005, the Texas Legislature established the $200
million Texas Emerging Technology Fund (TETF) to
back the commercialization of technological
innovations across multiple industries, including IT.
The TETF was reauthorized most recently in 2013.
To date, over $8.8 million from the TETF have been
awarded to aerospace and defense-related startups
(see table at right).
The Texas Office of Aerospace, Aviation & Defense,
within the Office of the Governor, Economic
Development & Tourism Division, works closely
with decision makers in the aerospace industry, othergovernmental agencies, and academic institutions to
coordinate industry development efforts.
New Space Flight Legislaon
In 2013, the Texas Legislature passed
multiple bills to nurture the growth of the
commercial space industry in the state,
including legislation limiting liability of
space flight operators and the
appropriation of $15 million to the statesSpaceport Trust Fund. For more details,
see page 36.
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Texas aerospace and aviation labor force is one of
the largest in the nation, directly employing more
than 153,000 workers. Within the industry, the
largest subsector in the state is air transportation,
which includes airlines, airport operations, and
aircraft maintenance. This category accounts for
about 57% of aerospace and aviation employment in
Texas (see table below). Texas ranks number one in
the U.S. for total direct air transportation jobs.
Additionally, the Texas workforce is significantly
more specialized in aerospace manufacturing than
most other U.S. states, measured by workers per
capita. The share of the Texas workforce employed
in aerospace manufacturing is 20% greater than the
national average.
Source: Texas Workforce Commission and U.S. Bureau of Labor Stascs (Q3 2012)
Aerospace & Aviaon-Related Employment in TexasFirst Quarter 2013
Sector (and Industry Code) Employees FirmsAverage
Annual Wage
Air Transportaon (481) 59,691 357 $78,988
Airports & Other Air Transportaon Support Acvies (4881) 27,558 602 $62,036
Aircra Manufacturing (336411) 36,865 50 $99,269
Aircra Components Manufacturing (336412-336413) 13,603 124 $80,518
Guided Missiles & Space Vehicles Manufacturing (336414-336419) 1,570 2 NA
Search, Detecon & Navigaon Instruments (334511) 7,290 43 $90,792
Satellite Telecommunicaons (5174) 623 53 $95,316
Flight Training (611512) 2,986 74 $56,940
Space Research & Technology (927) 3,132 17 $109,096
TOTAL 153,318 1,323 $80,958
Aerospace & Aviaon
Workforce
OVERVIEW
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Texas Ranks No. 1 in the U.S. in
Air Transportation Employment
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Stascs
33,360
34,702
59,691
32,631
17,124
39,516
42,723California
Illinois
Florida
New York
New Jersey
Texas
Georgia
Source: Texas Workforce Commission
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Educaon & TrainingAerospace and aviation education in Texas is
supported by a highly developed network of highereducation institutions around the state. Eleven of the
states public and private universities provide
aeronautical programs offering degrees in aerospace
engineering, aviation science, and related specialties.
Elsewhere, 14 public and private colleges around
OVERVIEW
A structural repair specialist prepares the canopy of a T-38 Talon
jet at Randolph Air Force Base, San Antonio.
Aircra Mechanics
Avionics Technicians
Aircra Assemblers
Engine Assemblers
Non-Scheduled Pilots
Aireld Operaons Specialists
Texas Leads the Naon in Skilled
Aerospace Occupaons
Aerospace & Aviaon-Related Degrees Awarded in Texas, 2008-2012All Texas Public Instuons, All Degree Levels
Mechanical Engineering
Physics
7,258
1,732
1,390Aerospace/Aeronaucal Engineering
Management Informaon Systems XXX
TOTAL 12,747
223Commercial Pilots
Electronics & Communicaon
Equipment Installaon
Aircra Maintenance & Technology 1,847
297
Texas offer Federal Aviation Administration-
approved aviation maintenance technology programs
(see map, page 9). Texas also leads
the nation in the number of workersemployed in key aerospace and
aviation occupations, including
aircraft mechanics, avionics
technicians, engine assemblers, and
airfield operations specialists.
Texas has moreaircra mechanics
and avionicstechnicians than
any other state
Source: Texas Higher Educaon Coordinang Board
Occupaon Texas Rank
No. 1
No. 1
No. 2
No. 1
No. 1
No. 1
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Stascs
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OVERVIEW
Texas Lands Four Aerospace Engineering Schools in the Top 50
In 2013, U.S. News & World Report ranked the naons top 50 aerospace engineering grad schools. Texas placed
four on the list, including two in the top ten.
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Texas State Technical College (TSTC) is the single
biggest provider of aerospace and aviation programs
in Texas. At its primary aerospace campus in Waco,
TX, TSTC operates the nation's largest airport owned
by a public educational institution and offers a full
range of FAA-approved programs including aviation
maintenance, air traffic control, avionics, aircraft
dispatch and aircraft pilot training. TSTC also offers
aviation maintenance programs at its Harlingen and
Abilene campuses.
St. Philip's College, part of the Alamo Colleges
system in San Antonio, TX, offers technical training
in airframe and powerplant mechanics through its
nationally-recognized Aerospace Academy. St.
Phillips Southwest Campus at Port San Antonio is
the regions principal site for aerospace training and
offers customized programs for San Antonio-area
aviation employers such as Boeing and Chromalloy.
In 2011, St. Phillips acquired an additional 30 acres
of land within Port San Antonio to support its
growing enrollment at the campus.
OVERVIEW
Federal Aviaon Administraon (FAA)
Approved Airframe & Powerplant (A&P) Schools
Amarillo CollegeAviaon Maintenance
Aerospace Manufacturing
Airframe & Powerplant
Source: Federal Aviaon Administraon
Coastal Bend CollegeAirframe & Powerplant
LeTourneau UniversityAeronaucal Science
Aircra Systems
Airframe & Powerplant
Aviaon MaintenanceMidland College
Airframe & Powerplant
Texas State Technical CollegeAviaon Maintenance
Airframe & Powerplant
Texas State Technical CollegeAirframe & Powerplant
Texas State
Technical CollegeAirframe Mechanics
Airframe & Powerplant
Aviaon Maintenance
Avionics
Del Mar CollegeAirframe & Powerplant
Avionics
Hallmark CollegeAirframe & Powerplant
Aviaon Maintenance
St. Philips CollegeAirframe & Powerplant
Avionics
Aviaon Instute of MaintenanceAirframe & Powerplant
Aviaon Maintenance
Aviaon Instute of MaintenanceAirframe & Powerplant
Tarrant County
CollegeAirframe & Powerplant
Avionics
Skyline High SchoolAirframe & Powerplant
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Aerospace R&D
OVERVIEW
Leading Federal Contractors for
Aerospace R&D in Texas (FY 2011)
Company Awarded
Lockheed Marn Corporaon $2,726,006,528
The Boeing Company $833,308,978
United Space Alliance $116,160,802
L-3 Communicaons Holdings $83,774,655
Raytheon Company $52,597,496
Textron $21,044,546
Bell Boeing Joint Project $15,580,442
Elbit Systems $14,157,567
Source: Center for Eecve Government
Among Texas aerospace companies bidding for
federal R&D contracts, Lockheed Martin led the way
in fiscal year (FY) 2011, receiving more than $2.7
billion in contracts for projects at its Texas facilities.
Texas Aerospace Patents
No. 4
Texas naonal rank in 2012 for the number of
new aerospace-related patents, according to
the U.S. Patent and Trademark Oce (USPTO).
+41%The rate of increase in aerospace-related patents
issued in Texas during the period 2008-2012
compared to the previous ve-year period
From 2010-2012, Texas universities dedicated nearly
$95 million to aerospace technology research, ac-
cording to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating
Board. The University of Texas at Austin and Texas
A&M University together accounted for more than
half of the total expenditures in this field.
Aerospace R&D at Texas Universies
$31.4 million
$20.2 million
$10.7 million
$10.2 million
$7.7 million
$7.8 million
$6.7 million
UT Ausn
Texas A&M
UT Arlington
UT El Paso
UT Brownsville
Rice
All Others
University of Texas at
Ausn
Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University
10
Source: U.S. Patent and Trademark Oce
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Aerospace Manufacturing
Texas has a long history as a core location for
the global aerospace industry, and today 17 of
the worlds 20 largest aerospace companies
have major operations in the state. Within the U.S.,
Texas is home to more than 10% of all aerospace
manufacturing jobs. In particular, North Texas is one
of the most highly concentrated regions of aircraft
and aircraft parts production in the country. In the
Dallas-Fort Worth metro area, anchored by heavy-
weights like Lockheed Martin, Bell Helicopter, and
L-3 Communications, the percentage of the work-
Aerospace Product Manufacturing EmploymentFirst Quarter 2013
Sector (Industry Code) Employees FirmsAverage
Annual Wage
Aircra Manufacturing (336411) 36,865 50 $99,269
Aircra Engines & Engine Parts Manufacturing (336412) 4,902 47 $65,052
Other Aircra Parts & Equipment Manufacturing (336413) 8,701 77 $89,232
Guided Missiles & Space Vehicles Manufacturing (336414-336419) 1,570 2 NA
Search, Detecon & Navigaon Instruments (334511) 7,290 47 $90,792
TOTAL 59,328 223 $95,124
Source: Texas Workforce Commission
Texas Ranks No. 3 in the U.S. in
Aerospace Manufacturing Employment*
*Excludes navigaon instrument manufacturingSource: U.S. Bureau of Labor Stascs
Washington
30,358
32,409
94,224
26,652
52,038
70,482California
Texas
Kansas
Conneccut
Arizona
force employed in aircraft manufacturing is nearly
five times the national average. Elsewhere in the
state, San Antonio, Amarillo, Wichita Falls, and
Waco are additional hubs of diverse aerospace
manufacturing, from parts fabrication to complete
aircraft assembly and overhaul.
Lockheed Marn F-35
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AEROSPACE MANUFACTURING
Bell Helicopter Builds $27 Million
Manufacturing Plant in Amarillo
In early 2013, Bell Helicopter wrapped up construcon of
its newest manufacturing facility in Amarillo, TX, which
will assemble the Relentless 525 helicopter model. The
$27 million
expansion is
expected to add
400 jobs to Bells
exisng local
workforce of more
than 1,000. In
2012, the company
also broke groundon a new $230
million headquar-
ters complex in
Fort Worth, TX.
In December 2012, Lockheed Marn
Aeronaucs announced plans to
move 560 jobs from Mariea,
Georgia, to its Fort Worth, Texas,
facility (see photo above). The jobs
will support maintenance and
upgrades on the companys F-22
Raptor ghter jet. Addionally, in
nearby Grand Prairie, Lockheed
Marns Missile and Fire Control
division began a $4 million expansion
to its Patriot missile and Fire Controllab facilies.
Lockheed Marn Moves
560 Jobs to Fort Worth
Lockheed Marn Aeronaucs, Fort Worth
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AEROSPACE MANUFACTURING
Workforce Concentraons
Aerospace Product Manufacturing
The map at right identifies the states Workforce
Development regions with above-average
specializations in aerospace product
manufacturing. The highlighted regions are not
the only areas in Texas where
workers in this sector can be
found, but rather represent
areas with the greatest
concentrations relative to the
size of the local labor force.
Regions with significant
workforce concentrations inthis sector are ranked as
moderate, above average, or
high.
Source: Texas Workforce Commission
Ausn Metro RegionAircra Engine Parts
Aircra Components
Dallas-Fort Worth
Aircra
Aircra Components
San Antonio RegionAircra
Aircra Engines
PanhandleAircra
Wichita Falls RegionAircra Engine Parts
Moderate
Above Average
High
Concentraon
Selected foreign aerospace companies with operaons in Texas
Texas Aracts Aerospace Investment from around the World
United Kingdom
BAE: Fort Worth & Ausn, TX
GKN Aerospace: Irving, TX
BBA Aviaon: Grapevine, TX
(Dallas Airmove)
Ultra Electronics: Ausn, TX
France
SAFRAN: San Marcos, TX(CFan)
& Grand Prairie, TX (Turbomeca)
Zodiac Aerospace: Gainesville, TX
The Netherlands
EADS: Grand Prairie, TX (Eurocopter)
Italy
Finmeccanica: Dallas & Arlington, TX
Israel
Elbit Systems: Fort Worth & San
Antonio, TX
Singapore
ST Aerospace: San Antonio, TX
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Waco RegionAircra
Components
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AEROSPACE MANUFACTURING
10 Major Aerospace
Manufacturers in TexasBell Helicopter
Primary Locations:
Headquartered in Fort Worth,
Bell Helicopter is a subsidiary of aerospace giant
Textron. Bell operates manufacturing plants at its
main campus in Fort Worth, as well as in Grand
Prairie and Amarillo. In a strategic alliance with
Boeing, Bell manufacturers the U.S. militarys V-22
Osprey, a unique tilt-rotor aircraft that combines the
functionality of a helicopter and a turboprop plane.
Approximate Statewide Employees: 7,000
L-3 Communicaons
Primary Locations: At the
Mission Integration division in
Greenville, L-3s largest Texas
facility, nearly 6,000 employees design and install
advanced aircraft electronics systems for government
and military customers. The companys Platform
Integration division in Waco provides maintenance
and modification services, as well as equipment
fabrication and assembly. Additional Texas sites
include the ComCept electronics division in
Rockwall, Link Simulation and Testing unit in
Arlington, Unmanned Systems division in Carrollton,
and AVISYS avionics facility in Austin.
Approximate Statewide Employees: 10,000
The Boeing Company
Primary Locations: Boeings
aircraft maintenance and
overhaul facility in San Antonio recently marked its
15th year in operation and is today the metro areas
largest aerospace employer. In El Paso, the
companys defense division manufactures aircraft
electronics for various Boeing products. Additionally,
Boeings Space Exploration division operates from
headquarters (HQ) in Houston, while its parts
distribution subsidiary Aviall is based in Dallas.
Approximate Statewide Employees: 5,000
Lockheed Marn
Primary Locations: The
Aeronautics divisions plant
in Fort Worth assembles military aircraft such as the
F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, while the Missile and Fire
Control (MFC) Division in Grand Prairie develops
defense and aerospace systems like the Patriot
missile. With around 14,000 employees in the Dallas-
Fort Worth area, Lockheed is the regions single
largest manufacturing employer in any sector.
Additionally, Lockheed operates a maintenance
complex in San Antonio, an Information Systems
division office in Houston, and MFC manufacturing
sites in Lufkin and El Paso.
Approximate Statewide Employees: 18,000
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BAE Systems
Primary Locations: The British aer ospace and
defense companys Electronics Systems divisionoperates major facilities in both Fort Worth and
Austin. The companys Intelligence & Security
division works closely with the U.S. military from its
offices in San Antonio.
SAFRAN
Primary Locations: In
the DFW region,SAFRANs helicopter subsidiary,
Turbomeca USA, operates from its headquarters in
Grand Prairie, while the Labinal division
manufactures aerospace wiring in Denton. CFAN, a
joint venture between SAFRAN and GE, makes
aircraft engine parts south of Austin, in San Marcos.
See Page 18 for more CFAN details.
American Eurocopter
Primary Locations: A subsidiary of
European aerospace giant EADS,American Eurocopter is headquartered at a 330,000-
sq. ft. campus in Grand Prairie. The company is a
major provider of helicopters for law enforcement,
military, and civilian markets.
Raytheon
Primary Locations:The HQ of Raytheons Space and Airborne Systems
division was relocated in 2013 from El Segundo,
California, to the companys McKinney, Texas,
campus, which also houses the Network Centric
Systems division. Nearby Garland is the base for
Raytheons Intelligence and Information Systems
unit, which the company acquired from E-Systems in
1995. Raytheon operates additional production
facilities in Dallas and El Paso.
Approximate Statewide Employees: 9,000
United Technologies
Corp. (UTC)
Primary Locations: UTCs
Aerospace Systems division
manufactures aircraft structural components at its
plant in San Marcos, with smaller facilities located in
Dallas and Houston. UTC subsidiary Pratt & Whitney
refurbishes aircraft engine components in Wichita
Falls and provides airfoil repair in Dallas, while
fellow subsidiary Sikorsky runs a rotor blade
development facility in Grapevine and an engineering
center in Fort Worth.
Triumph Group
Primary Locations: The companys
Aerostructures division, which occupies two former
Vought Aircraft facilities in Grand Prairie, produces
major structural components for Boeing, including
airplane fuselage and tail sections. Triumphs newest
facility, in nearby Red Oak, opened in 2013 to
produce aircraft wings and integrated composite and
metal airframes.
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AEROSPACE MANUFACTURING
Maintenance, Repair
& OverhaulTexas aerospace manufacturing workforce also
supports the states many maintenance, repair, and
overhaul (MRO) operations, where aircraft are
modified and completed or components, like engines,
are rebuilt. North Texas and San Antonio are home
to some of the states largest MRO facilities.
In early 2012, Boeing announced that its facility in
San Antonio, TX, which is home to the worlds
largest free-standing aircra hangar, would gain
up to 400 jobs to support the maintenance of Air
Force One, the 747s that y the U.S. President.
Boeing San Antonio Lands Air Force
One and 787 Dreamliner ProjectsThe work was shied from Wichita, Kansas, where
Boeing closed an exisng, higher-cost facility.
Earlier, in March 2011, Boeing ew the rst of its
much-ancipated 787s to San Antonio, where
workers now complete aircra modicaons,
including installaon of electronic and mechanical
equipment and upgrades to soware systems.
Boeing Global ServicesSan Antonio
Kelly Aviaon CenterSan Antonio
(Lockheed Marn/Rolls-Royce joint venture)
L-3 Mission IntegraonGreenville
L-3 Plaorm IntegraonWaco
Elbit Systems (M7 Aerospace)San Antonio
ChromalloySan Antonio
Pra & WhitneyGrand Prairie
Standard AeroDallas, Houston, San Antonio
BBA Aviaon (Dallas Airmove)Dallas
ST AerospaceSan Antonio
BombardierDallas
Texas Aero Engine Service (TAESL)Ft. Worth
(American Airlines/Rolls-Royce joint venture)
Major MRO Operaons in Texas
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AEROSPACE MANUFACTURING
Largest Aerospace Companies with Operaons in Texas
By Parent Company Global Sales
Representave sample only. Sources: D&B, company websites
Company Name Primary Locaon(s) DescriponGlobal Sales
(Millions)
General Electric McAllen Aircra engines & repair $147,360
BoeingSan Antonio, El Paso, Houston,
Dallas
Aircra electronic systems, aircra
modicaon
$81,700
EADS
American Eurocopter Grand Prairie Helicopters
$74,640
Lockheed MarnFt. Worth, Grand Prairie, San
Antonio, Houston, Luin
Aircra, missiles, space operaons,
aircra engine overhaul
$47,180
Honeywell Internaonal Richardson Microcontrollers for aerospace $37,670
General Dynamics Kilgore Satellite communicaons equipment $31,510
BAE Systems Inc.
Ft. Worth, Ausn
Aircra electronic systems
$28,810
Raytheon McKinney, Garland, El Paso Aircra electronic systems $24,410
Alcoa (formerly Howmet) Wichita Falls Aircra engine parts $23,700
Finmeccanica
DRS Technologies
Augusta Westland
Dallas
Arlington
Aircra electronic systems
Helicopters
$22,750
Rolls-Royce
Kelly Aviaon (Lockheed)
TAESL (American Airlines)
San Antonio
Fort Worth (Alliance)
Aircra engines & repair
Aircra maintenance & repair
$19,640
SAFRAN
Turbomeca
CFAN
Grand Prairie
San Marcos
Helicopters
Aircra engine parts
$18,270
Bombardier Aerospace Dallas, Richardson Aircra maintenance & repair $16,770
United Technologies (UTC)
Pra & Whitney
Sikorsky Aircra
UTC Aerospace Systems
Grand Prairie, Wichita Falls
Ft. Worth, Grapevine
San Marcos
Aircra engine parts & repair
Helicopter components
Aircra structural components
$13,960
L-3 Communicaons Greenville, Waco, Arlington Avionics design, aircra modicaon $13,146
Textron
Bell Helicopter
Cessna Aircra
Ft. Worth, Amarillo
San Antonio
Helicopters (Corporate HQ)
Aircra maintenance & repair
$12,240
GKN Irving Aircra parts, (U.S. Corporate HQ) $10,520
Gulfstream Aerospace Dallas Aircra interior compleons $6,910
Rockwell Collins Richardson Aircra electronic systems $4,310
Zodiac Aero. (formerly Weber) Gainesville Aircra seang $4,310
Triumph Group
Dallas
Aircra structural components
$3,700
Elbit Systems San Antonio, Ft. Worth Aircra electronics, repair, modicaon $2,890
Beechcra Houston Aircra maintenance & repair $2,440
BBA Aviaon Grapevine Aircra maintenance & repair $2,180
Ultra Electronics Ausn Aircra electronic systems $1,230
Chromalloy Gas Turbine San Antonio Aircra maintenance & repair $1,160
Company List
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AEROSPACE MANUFACTURING
In February 2013, the aircra seang manufacturer
Recaro celebrated the expansion of its Fort Worth, TX,
plant, which produces seats for customers such as
American Airlines. Prior to the expansion, Recaro was
capable of building 20,000 passenger seats a year. Thecompany expects to reach 29,000 seats in 2013 and
40,000 a year in the following years. Originally
established in 1998, the plant remains the German
companys largest producon facility in the world.
Recaro Aircra Seang Doubles Capacity at Fort Worth Plant
Now employing approximately 550 workers, San
Marcos, TX-based CFAN ramped up hiring in 2011
and 2012 to meet the demand of one of its major
accounts, Boeings Dreamliner aircra. CFAN
produces jet-engine fan blades from carbon-
composite material. Formed in 1991, the company
San Marcos CFAN Ramps up Producon to Supply Boeing
is a 50/50 joint venture between GE Aviaon and
French aerospace company SAFRAN.
Built in 2008 on DFW Airport property in Grapevine,
TX, the $36 million facility houses a new rotor blade
tesng and repair facility for Sikorskys Composite
Sikorsky Aircra Grows at New Rotor Blade Facility in Grapevine
Technology Inc. (CTI) subsidiary. CTI, which employs
more than 300, is the only worldwide Blade Repair
Center of Excellence cered by AgustaWestland,
Bell Helicopter, Eurocopter, and
others. The facility averages
delivery of more than 3,700
refurbished rotor blades per year.
In 2012, the company announced
the compleon of a $15 million
high-tech whirl tower at the
facility, which tests rotor blades inreal-world condions.
More Aerospace Expansions
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T
exas is home to the largest air transportation
workforce in the nation, with the states air-
lines, airports, and related support services
directly employing more than 87,000. Dallas-Fort
Worth is home to the headquarters of two internation-
al air carriers, American Airlines
and Southwest Airlines. A third,
United Airlines, operates a
major hub in Houston.
Nationally, the past decade was aturbulent one for the industry. Between 2001 and
2012, as the sector weathered the bankruptcies and
consolidations of multiple major airlines, U.S. carri-
ers cut jobs by more than 26% around the country.
Texas airline industry fared slightly better during this
period, with employment contracting by about 20%.
Texas is home to six of the top 50 busiest airports in
the U.S., by passengers boarded annually. These
include No. 4 Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) and No. 11
George Bush Intercontinental Houston (IAH).
Air Transportaon
Air Transportaon EmploymentFirst Quarter 2013
Sector (Industry Code) Employees FirmsAverage
Annual Wage
Passenger Air Transportaon (481111, 481211, 481219) 57,806 260 $79,402
Freight Air Transportaon (481112, 481212)
1,885
97
$66,034
Airport Operaons (48811) 11,667 181 $56,420
Other Air Transportaon Support Acvies (48819) 15,891 426 $66,404
TOTAL 87,249 964 $73,673
13% of all U.S. air
transportaon
jobs are in Texas
Source: Texas Workforce Commission
Texas-based Sabre Dominates
Air-Travel Soware and Technology
Based in Southlake, TX, soware maker Sabre
powers the worlds No. 1 travel reservaon
network. Originally developed as American
Airlines internal reservaon system, Sabre
eventually grew into its own division, which
was spun o as a free-standing company in
1996. Its Travelocity.com is one of the worlds
leading travel websites, while Sabre Airline
Soluons is the largest provider of soware and
IT consulng services to the air transportaon
industry.
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American Airlines (AA)and American Eagle
Headquarters: Fort Worth, TX
Largest hub: Dallas/Fort Worth
Internaonal Airport (DFW)
U.S. Employees: 60,000
Revenue (2012): $24.9 billion
Relocated HQ from New York
City to Fort Worth in 1979
AA is fourth largest U.S. airline
by total passengers
Operates American Airlines
Flight Academy near DFW
ExpressJet Holdings
Operates as regional carrier United Express from its
hub at George Bush Interconnental Houston (IAH)
Revenue (2012): $565 million
Headquartered in Houston unl acquision by
Atlanta-based Atlanc Southeast Airlines in 2010.
Other Commercial Carriers with Texas Hubs
United Airlines
Merged with Houston-based Connental in 2010
to create United Connental Holdings
Revenue (2012): $37 billion
Largest hub located at George Bush
Interconnental Houston (IAH)
Esmated Employees in Texas: 17,000
AIR TRANSPORTATION
Texas-Based Airlines
Southwest Airlines
Headquarters: Dallas, TX
Major hub: Dallas Love Field
(DAL)
U.S. Employees: 46,000
Revenue (2012): $17.1 billion
Third largest U.S. airline by total
passengers
The naons largest low-fare
carrier
Opened 800-employee
customer support center in San
Antonio in 2012
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Texarkana Regional
Texas Commercial Airports
27 desnaons with scheduled service on
commercial airlines in 2012
AIR TRANSPORTATION
The Dallas-based airline broke ground in Septem-
ber 2012 on its new $100 million headquarters
and maintenance complex near Love Field
airport. The oce expansion will add more than
490,000-
sq. . to the exisng corporate campus.Southwest expects to create up to 1,000 new
jobs over the next few years. The airline acquired
Atlanta-based competor AirTran in 2011, which
provided Southwest with routes to Mexico and
the Caribbean, its rst-ever internaonal routes.
Southwest Airlines Begins $100 million Headquarters Expansion in Dallas
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AIR TRANSPORTATION
Major Texas Airports
Dallas/Fort Worth Internaonal (DFW)
Passengers Boarded (2012): 28 million
U.S. Rank: No. 4 busiest
World Rank: No. 8 busiest
Hub Carrier: American
Airlines/American Eagle
(82% DFW market share
combined)
Notable: Accessible to
every major city in the U.S.
within four hours
Cargo Volume Annually:
650,000 tons
Top Internaonal Exports Shipped:
Semiconductors and Related Equipment
Telecom Equipment
Aircra Components
George Bush Interconnental Houston (IAH)
Passengers Boarded (2012): 19 million
U.S. Rank: No. 11 busiest
World Rank: No. 26 busiest
Hub Carrier: United (the airlines
largest hub)
Cargo Volume Annually:
450,000 tons
Top Internaonal Exports Shipped:
Telecom Equipment
Machinery for Drilling
Aircra Components
Notable: Oers more direct ights to Mexico
than any other U.S. airport
#4
#11
U.S. ra
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William P. Hobby Houston (HOU)
Passengers Boarded (2012): 5 million
U.S. Rank: No. 32 busiest
The smaller of Houstons two commercial
airports, Hobby focuses on domesc ight
trac. However, in May 2012, the Houston City
Council approved a deal for Southwest Airlines
to build a $100
million
internaonal facility
at Hobby in order
to begin operang
ights to Mexico,
Central America,
and South America
in 2015.
Ausn-Bergstrom Intl (AUS)
Passengers Boarded (2012): 4.6 million
U.S. Rank: No. 36 busiest
Ausns internaonal airport opened in 1999 on
the site of the former Bergstrom Air Force Base.
In 2013, the Ausn City Council announced plans
for a $62 million expansion project, which will
add 55,000 sq. .
of space to the
airports main
terminal.
San Antonio Internaonal (SAT)
Passengers Boarded (2012): 4 million
U.S. Rank: No. 44 busiest
San Antonio Internaonals Terminal A is
currently undergoing a comprehensive, $35
million renovaon project scheduled for
compleon in 2014. In 2010, SAT opened the
newly constructed, $134 million Terminal B,
which replaced an older, exisng facility.
Dallas Love Field (DAL)
Passengers Boarded (2012): 3.9 million
U.S. Rank: No. 45 busiest
Love Field, the metro areas second commercial
airport, hosts the headquarters of Southwest
Airlines. Love is currently undergoing a $520
million modernizaon program which, when
complete in 2015, will have enrely rebuilt the
historic airport, adding an all-new lobby,
baggage
claim area,
and 20-
gate
terminal.
AIR TRANSPORTATION
#36#32
#44 #45
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AIR TRANSPORTATION
Texas Industrial Airports Anchor Mulmodal Logiscs Hubs
Fort Worth Alliance Airport
Fort Worth Alliance Airport (AFW), which anchors
the master-planned Alliance Texas development,
is the worlds rst purely industrial airport.
Opened in 1996, the airport covers nearly 1,200
acres and accommodates air cargo, corporate
aviaon, and military needs.
11,000-foot runway to accommodate all
types of commercial trac
U.S. Foreign Trade Zone designaon with U.S.
Customs on site
Connected to Union Pacic and BNSF rail,
including BNSFs Alliance Intermodal Facility
Access to US interstate highway I-35W and
Texas state highway SH-170
Port San Antonio
Port San Antonios industrial airport at Kelly Field
(SKF) is a master-planned 1,900-acre industrial
complex and internaonal logiscs center, central-
ly located in San Antonio. Created from the former
Kelly Air Force Base, the port was established in its
current form in 2007.
11,500-foot runway
89,600-s.f. Class A air-cargo terminal
U.S. Foreign Trade Zone designaon with
U.S. Customs on site
Access to three interstate highwaysI-35,
I-10, and I-37 Connected to Union Pacic and BNSF rail
In October 2014, airlines operang from Dallas Love Field will be allowed to ynonstop to any other U.S. city for the rst me in 34 years, when the Wright Amendment, a federal law
liming ights at Love Field since 1980, will expire. The number of domesc ights and available nonstop
routes from the airport is expected to increase dramacally, especially on dominant carrier Southwest.
Aer Laws Repeal, Love Field to Expand Reach in 2014
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importance to the countrys aerospace and defense
initiatives.
The history of global military aviation began in Texas
in 1910, when the first ever military flights took place
at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio. Today, Texas is
host to the nations largest population of active duty
military personnel, with more than 131,000 serving in
the ranks of the U.S. Army, Air Force, and Navy.
Texas is an especially important location for the
countrys defense aviation operations, as the U.S. Air
Force stations 60% more active personnel in Texas
than in any other state.
Texas is home to six active Air Force bases and three
naval air stations (see page 28). Additionally, private
defense, space, and civil contractors employ tens of
thousands in Texas in aircraft and avionics manufac-
turing, defense R&D, and maintenance and overhaul
(see table below).
Government Aviaon & Defense
Leading Aerospace-Related Defense Contractors in Texas (2012)
Company
Primary Texas Contract Sites
Major Federal Programs
American Eurocopter Grand Prairie U.S. Customs AS350 law enforcement helicopters
Bell Helicopter Textron Fort Worth Navy UH-1Y Yankee and AH-1Z Viper helicopters
Bell-Boeing Joint Project Amarillo, Fort Worth V-22 Osprey ltrotor
The Boeing Company Houston, San AntonioNASA Internaonal Space Staon, Air Force KC-135
Stratotanker and C-17 Globemaster maintenance
Elbit Systems San Antonio, Fort Worth Army C-23 maintenance, re control equipment
Lockheed MarnFort Worth, Grand Prairie,
San Antonio, Houston
F-35 Lightning II, F-16, Patriot missile, mul-aircra
maintenance, NASA Johnson Space Center
L-
3 Communicaons
Greenville, Arlington, Waco,
Rockwall,
Air Force RC-135 maintenance, Big Safari logiscs
program, Army AVCATT simulators
Raytheon McKinney, Garland Army night-vision and surveillance equipment
Rockwell Collins Richardson Navy E-6B aircra communicaon electronics
United Space Alliance Houston NASA Space Program Operang Contract (SPOC)
United Technologies Corp. Houston NASA Extra-Vehicular Acvies (EVA) program
Source: Center for Eecve Government
F
rom aerospace research and flight training, to
military aircraft development and space
exploration, Texas is an epicenter of govern-
ment and defense-related aviation. NASAs Johnson
Space Center in Houston and the 15 active military
bases around the state are a testament to Texas
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GOVERNMENT AVIATION & DEFENSE
Defense Products & Services
Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker
Maintenance & Overhaul
San Antonio, TX
Boeing C-17
L-3 Link Simulation & Training
Bell AH-1Z
Lockheed Martin
PAC-3 Missile
Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey
L-3 Unmanned Viking 400
Maintenance & Overhaul
San Antonio, TX
Manufacturing
Fort Worth, TX
Engineering & Design
Carrollton, TX
Manufacturing
Amarillo, TX
Manufacturing
Grand Prairie, TX
Flight Simulaon
Carrollton, TX
Representave sample only
Defense contractors in Texas specialize in a wide range of aerospace products and services, with fighter plane and
helicopter assembly, defense R&D, and MRO services topping the list. Below are a few examples.
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Military Installaons in Texas
GOVERNMENT AVIATION & DEFENSE
Category
Dollar Value
Leading Texas Contractor
Fixed-Wing Aircra (Airplanes) $3.64 billion Lockheed Marn Aeronaucs1
Rotary-Wing Aircra (Helicopters) $2.18 billion Bell-Boeing Joint Project2
Defense Aircra R&D $1.26 billion Lockheed Marn Aeronaucs3
Maintenance & Overhaul of Aircra & Parts $1.01 billion L-3 Communicaons4
Guided Missile Components $753 million Lockheed Marn Missile & Fire Control5
Top Five Texas Aerospace Products or Services
Purchased by the Federal Government (FY 2012)
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GOVERNMENT AVIATION & DEFENSE
Sheppard Air Force Base
Locaon: Wichita Falls
Total Personnel: 10,000
Units: 82nd Training Wing, 80th Flying Training
Sheppard AFB is the largest and most diverse
training base in the Air Educaon and Training
Command (AETC). The 82nd Training Wing
produces more than 62,000 graduates annually.
Goodfellow Air Force Base
Locaon: San Angelo
Total Personnel: 7,300
Units: 17th Training Wing
The 17th Training Wing is responsible for
training more than 14,000 reghng,
intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance
personnel annually.
Dyess Air Force Base
Locaon: Abilene
Total Personnel: 5,100
Units: 7th Bomb Wing , 317th Airli Group
Dyess AFB is home to B1-B bomber combat
crew training. Addionally, the 7th
Maintenance Group provides repair and parts
fabricaon for the bases aircra eet.
Laughlin Air Force Base
Locaon: Del Rio
Total Personnel: 3,100
Units: 47th Flying Training Wing
Laughlin AFB, the busiest aireld in the U.S. Air
Force, produces about one-third of all new Air
Force pilots each yearapproximately 325
annually.
U.S. Air Force Bases in Texas
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Fort Hood (Killeen, TX)
Total Personnel: 68,200
Units: III Corps, First Army Division West, etc.
The base is home to one of the largest combat
aviaon training areas in the world, comprising
15,900 sq. mi. of air space across four counes,
and enabling U.S. and allied military helicopter
crews to train in real-world environments.
Fort Bliss (El Paso, TX)
Total Personnel: 40,000
Units: 1st Armored Division, 32nd Army Air &
Missile Defense, 11th Air Defense Arllery, etc.
Fort Bliss sits within the DoDs single largest
conguous airspace and is home to the longest
runway owned by the U.S. Army.
Naval Air Staon JRB Fort Worth
Total Personnel: 18,600
Units: 10th Air Force, 301st Fighter Wing,
14th Marine Regiment, etc.
NAS JRB Fort Worth trains and equips air crews
and aviaon ground support personnel. The
base also provides runway access to theadjacent Lockheed Marn Fort Worth plant.
Naval Air Staon Corpus Chris
Total Personnel: 7,300
Units: Training Air Wing FOUR, Naval Air
Training Command
NAS Corpus Chris trains up to 600 Naval pilots
each year. The installaon also houses Corpus
Chris Army Depot, one of the worlds largesthelicopter repair facilies.
Naval Air Staon Kingsville
Total Personnel: 1,700
Units: Training Air Wing TWO
Complemenng the nearby NAS Corpus Chris,
NAS Kingsville also provides Naval pilot training.
Each year, tenant Training Wing TWO trains
50% of the Navy and Marine Corps jet/strike
pilots.
U.S. Army & Navy Aviaon in Texas
GOVERNMENT AVIATION & DEFENSE
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Space Travel & Exploraon
Leading NASA Contractors in Texas (2012)
Company Texas Site Major NASA Programs
Barrios Technology
Houston
Orion Project Integraon
The Boeing Company Houston Internaonal Space Staon
CSC Houston Aircra maintenance & modicaon
Jacobs Engineering Group Houston Johnson Space CenterEngineering Science
L-3 Communicaons Houston Automaon Robocs and Simulaon
Lockheed Marn Houston Johnson Space CenterOperaons
MEI Technologies Houston Electrical systems engineering
Oceaneering Houston Constellaon space suit & related hardware
Raytheon
Houston
Neutral Buoyancy Lab (NBL), Space Vehicle
Mockup Facility (SVMF)
SAIC Houston Safety & Mission Assurance Support
United Space Alliance (USA) Houston Space Program Operang Contract (SPOC)
United Technologies Corp. Houston Extra-Vehicular Acvies (EVA) program
Wyle Laboratories Houston Bioastronaucs
Source: Center for Eecve Government
Apollo, Space Shuttle, and
International Space Station
programs. Today, companies
in Texas are leading the way
in commercial spaceflight
technology, developing the
next generation of transport
systems.
While Houston, with its large
concentration of diverse
engineering talent, registers as
the epicenter of Texas space
technology industry, space-craft manufacturing and
testing is happening around the state, from Harlingen
in the Rio Grande Valley, to McGregor in Central
Texas, and Midland and Van Horn in West Texas.
T
exas has played a long role in the history ofhuman spaceflight. Since NASAs Project
Gemini in 1965, Houstons Johnson Space
Center has served as the primary flight control center
for all U.S. manned space missions, including the
Internaonal Space Staon
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Engineers as a
Percentage of
Total Workforce
Houston U.S. Avg.
3%
2%
0%
1%
Source: U.S. BLS
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Johnson Space Centers sprawling campus occupies 1,620 acres southeast of downtown Houston.
For the past 50 years, NASAs Lyndon B. Johnson
Space Center (JSC) in Houston has led the U.S. andthe world through leaps in human discovery. The JSC
was established in 1961 as the
Manned Spaceflight Center and the
home of Mission Control for the
U.S. human space flight program. In
1973, the complex was renamed in
honor of the late U.S. President and
Texas native, Lyndon B. Johnson.
Together, Houston and JSC share an identity around
the world as geographic landmarks of space travel and
scientific breakthrough.
Today JSC leads NASAs International Space Station
operations under a multinational contract in place
through 2020. JSC also leads the development of the
Orion crew vehicle, which NASA is designing to
carry astronauts to new destinations in deep space.
JSC is also playing a vital role in the future of space
exploration through its technology development and
commercial partnerships, as well as its management ofNASAs Commercial Crew and Cargo Program,
which invests financial and technical resources into
the private-sector space transportation industry.
In 2013, Johnson Space Center managed an annual
budget of $5.1 billion, with nearly $2.3 billion of that
expended on contracts with Texas-based businesses.
JSC directly employs about 3,000 workers in Houston,
most of whom are engineers and scientists, while
around 50 contractor firms employ an additional
11,000 workers at the space center.
NASA officially retired its space shuttle fleet in 2011
after 30 years of service in order to focus on future
programs aimed at sending astronauts to new destina-
tions beyond earths orbit. Over the past several years,
this major shift in space program direction has led to
job realignment and reductions around the country at
SPACE TRAVEL & EXPLORATION
NASA Johnson Space Center
Johnson Space
Center employs
14,000 workers
in Houston.
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SPACE TRAVEL & EXPLORATION
Johnson Space Center Accelerates
Technology Commercializaon
The Johnson Space Center has a long history of
partnering with industry and academia in order to
share technological innovations. Today, as NASA
plans for its next phase of human spaceflight, JSC is
opening its unique facilities, with more than 50 years
of accumulated knowledge and expertise, in order to
accelerate the transfer of technologies.
In early 2011, JSC established the Strategic Opportu-
nities and Partnership Development Office, which
aims to spin technology out of NASA to benefit U.S.
industry. JSCs competencies and off-the-shelf
technologies span a range of industries, including
aerospace, life sciences, telecommunications, elec-
tronics, and consumer products, that can be leveraged
by both academia and commercial interests.
During the past five years, JSC has developed over
1,000 new technologies, resulting in:
Over 50 patents issued to JSC and its partners
Collaboration on more than 90 tech partnerships
More than 280 Small Business Innovation
Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technolo-
gy Transfer contracts awarded
shuttle-related NASA facilities and their
contractors, particularly in Florida. While
NASA-related jobs in Houston declined by
an estimated 20% between 2007 and 2013,JSC still employs approximately 14,000 in
the region. Additionally, the strong econo-
my of the Houston region has helped absorb
the changes at NASA, and a study by the
University of Houston-Clear Lake estimated
unemployment in the Houston Bay Area at
6% in mid-2013more than a full point
below the national average.
JSC Core Capabilies
Health and Human Performance
Biomedical Research
Extreme Environment Exposure
Robocs & Automaon
Exploraon Mobility Systems
Roboc Work Assistance
Human Systems Integraon
Cockpit Design
Habitability Design
Computaonal Analysis
Computaonal Fluid Dynamics Lab
Structural Dynamics Lab
Computaonal Electromagnecs Lab
Systems Tesng
Thermal Vacuum Chamber
Electromagnec Interference Tesng
Life Support
Water Tesng and Recovery
Space Suit Systems Lab
Integrated Vehicle Systems
Power Systems & Propulsion
Avionics, Communicaon & Soware
Safety & Risk Assessment
Material Tesng & Failure Analysis
Counterfeit Parts Detecon
Space Staon Flight Control Room at Johnson Space Center
Source: NASA
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SPACE TRAVEL & EXPLORATION
Headquartered in Houston, United Space Alliance(USA) is one of the worlds leading spaceight
operaons companies. USA was the lead contrac-
tor for the operaons and pro-
cessing of NASAs iconic Space
Shules unl the nal li-o in
2011. The company formed in 1996
as a joint venture between Boeing
and Lockheed Marn in responseto
Houstons United Space Alliance Supports Internaonal Space Staon
NASA's consolidaon of
mulple space shulecontracts under a single enty. USA supported
mission operaons, astronaut and ight controller
training, ight soware develop-
ment, and vehicle launch and
recovery.Today the company leads
training and planning for the
Internaonal Space Staon at
Johnson Space Center in Houston.
Formed in 2006, United Launch Alliance (ULA) is
a joint venture between Boeing and Lockheed
Marn that provides spacecra launch services
to NASA and the U.S. Department of Defense.
The company manufactures expendable launch
systems, which
send satellites
into orbit but
can be used
only once.
ULA operates
three manufac-
turing facilies in the U.S., including a plant in
Harlingen, TX, which fabricates and assembles
payload fairings and adapters for the Atlas V
expendable launch vehicle. Payload fairings are
key components that protect the launch vehicles
payload during ascent and are later discharged
outside the earths atmosphere. The plant forms
the core of the Rio Grande Valley aerospace
sector and employs about 200 workers.
Boeing-Lockheed JV Assembles Rock-
et Components in Harlingen
Barrios Technology is a small engineering rm
founded in Houston in 1980 to serve the
aerospace industry. Today the company is one
of NASAs leading contractors at Johnson Space
Center, supporng commercial space transpor-
taon through its services to the Internaonal
Space Staon mission, including cercaons
for space staon commercial crew and vising
vehicles.
Barrios also supports Boeings development of
the CST-100 crew capsule for NASAs Commer-
cial Crew Program. Barrios soware engineers
are responsible for designing, developing, and
tesng Boeing's commercial crew vehicle ight
soware, which provides the ability to
communicate with, navigate, and control the
CST-100 capsule.
Houston Engineering Firm Propels
NASA Technology
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Commercial Space Industry
SPACE TRAVEL & EXPLORATION
In recent years, the traditional government-monopoly
model of space travel has begun opening to theprivate sector, as startup companies have become
capable of designing and launching competitive space
systems.
Today, Texas is home to development and test sites
of multiple commercial space firms, includingSpaceX, Blue Origin, and XCOR, that are leading the
way in cargo, satellite, and tourism transport.
In the wake of the rered shule
program, NASA has ramped up
programs to support the U.S.
commercial space transportaon
industry. Based at Johnson Space
Centerin Houston, the Commercial
Crew and Cargo
Program Oce
(C3PO) invests in
the development
of privatetransportaon
systems capable
of ferrying both
cargo and human crews to the
Internaonal Space Staon. For
some of the most promising private
space ventures, including SpaceX
and Blue Origin, NASA may serve as
a lead investor during development,
as well as a customer of transporta-
on services. Furthermore, NASA
provides technical assistance as the
companies develop.
NASA Commercial Space
Investment Program
Based in Houston
SpaceX
Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) designs, manufactures,tests, and launches satellites and spacecraft for orbit and cargo
transport. The company aims to eventually shuttle astronauts to and
from the International Space Station (ISS). In early 2012, SpaceX
completed an office and launch pad expansion at its McGregor,
TX, rocket development facility, where the company conducts
engine tests for its Falcon 9 launch vehicle. In May 2012, SpaceX
became the first private company to send a spacecraft to the ISS,
when the Falcon 9 delivered a Dragon cargo capsule, another of the
companys products, to the space station. SpaceX, based in
Hawthorne, CA, was founded by Elon Musk, who also started
PayPal and Tesla Motors. SpaceX is currently considering alocation on the Gulf Coast near Brownsville, Texas, for a future
spacecraft launch facility. While SpaceX has not yet made a final
decision about where in the U.S. the planned facility will be
located, the company has placed the Texas site on its short list of
final contenders.
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House Bill 2623 removes a major hurdle for future coastal launch facilies in Texas, including a potenal
SpaceX project near Brownsville. The bill enables the temporary closing of a beach or a beach accesspoint in order to launch rockets at or near the site.
House Bill 1791 provides noise ordinance and liability protecon consistent with federal regulaons to
facilitate the operaon of spaceight acvies in Texas.
The Legislature appropriated $15 million to the states exisng Spaceport Trust Fund, in order to help
nance infrastructure needed to establish a spaceport in Texas. The funds will be allocated by the state
to eligible Spaceport Development Corporaons to assist private launch operators with plans to develop
spaceport facilies in the state.
SPACE TRAVEL & EXPLORATION
Texas Legislature Passes Spaceight Legislaon in 2013
Houston Proposes Spaceport at Ellington Field
Ellington Field Spaceport rendering
In 2013, the Houston Airport System presented a plan to theHouston City Council envisioning future spaceport development at
the citys Ellington Field, a Joint Reserve Base and former NASA
training facility. Once operaonal, the spaceport would support
reusable launch vehicles, with potenal use for space tourism,
R&D services, astronaut training, and more.
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Blue Origin
Blue Origin is a private aerospace company started in 2000 by
Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos to develop a lower-cost system
for human spaceflight. Blue Origins New Shepard reusable
launch vehicle is a rocket-propelled, vertical take-off, vertical-
landing spacecraft designed for suborbital space tourism. Based
in Washington state, the company conducts all flight tests of
prototype vehicles at its launch facility in West Texas Culberson
County. In late 2012,
Blue Origin marked
a milestone when it
successfully tested a
NASA-backed Crew
Capsule escape
rocket, designed to
propel crew away
from the launch pad
in cases of pre-
launch emergency.
Blue Origin
XCOR Aerospace
In July 2012, spacecraft developer
XCOR Aerospace announced the
location of its new Commercial Space
Research and Development headquar-
ters in Midland, TX. XCOR designs
and produces reusable launch vehicles,
rocket engines and rocket propulsion
systems, and plans to create 100 jobs
at the new facility, located at the
Midland International Airport.
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As a hub of both space technology and medical
research, Houston has developed an advanced networkof facilities and experts that combine the two fields. In
addition to NASAs Johnson Space Center, Houston is
home to the Texas Medical Center, the worlds largest
medical complex with more than 71,500 students and
92,500 employees. These facilities, along with
multiple private companies in Texas, generate a widerange of spaceflight-related medical research, which
can be applied to solving human health challenges
both in space and here on earth.
Life Sciences in Microgravity
SPACE TRAVEL & EXPLORATION
Life Science Research at Johnson
Space Center
Johnson Space Center (JSC) is NASAs premier
center for human spaceflight and related medicalresearch. The space center possesses unique
knowledge and capabilities for the study of human
health and performance issuesparticularly those
related to survival in extreme and harsh environ-
ments. NASA collaboration expertise is available
in the areas of biomedical research and engineer-
ing, biostatistics, cardiovascular and exercise
physiology, microbiology, neuroscience, nutrition,
immunology, bone and mineral
research, and more. Unique
research facilities at JSCinclude space environmental
laboratories, customized test
beds, tissue engineering labs,
extreme environment analog
facilities, and reduced microgravity environments.
Research in this field has generated technology
developments ranging from wound treatment, to
biosensors for microbial monitoring, to cell
growth technologies. NASA connects with other
life science research partners through its Human
Health and Performance Center, a virtualforum that enables organizations to
collaborate with NASA on issues of
human health and performance for
space flight, commercial aviation, and
challenging environments on Earth.
Johnson Space
Center is NASAslead medical
research facility
Johnson Space Center biomedical research lab
Wyle Labs
NASA contractor Wyle Labs contributes to the JSC
human spaceflight program in Houston under NASAs
Bioastronautics contract. Wyle supports the International
Space Station and provides services for human adaptation,
habitability, space medicine, and more.
Astrogenex
Astrogenetix works to commercialize biotech break-
throughs derived from microgravity discoveries, including
commercially viable biomarkers. The Austin-based
company has gained expertise by sending over
1,500 NASA science experiments into space.
Astrogenetix is one of the first commercial
entities to hold a Space Act Agreement with
NASA for use of the International Space Station
for R&D and industrial processing purposes.
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SPACE TRAVEL & EXPLORATION
Naonal Space Biomedical Research
Instute (NSBRI)
The NSBRI is a unique non-profit research consortium
established in 1997 by NASA. It consists of over 70
agencies, universities, and institutions to develop
health-related solutions to support long-duration
human space exploration. The NSBRI is governed by a
consortium of 12 U.S. institutions, including Texas-
based Baylor College of Medicine (the lead institu-
tion), Rice University, and Texas A&M University.
The institutes research addresses key technologies
required to enable and enhance exploration. In particu-
lar, NSBRI scientists and physicians are developing
technologies to provide medical monitoring, diagnosisand treatment in the extreme environments that will be
faced during exploration missions. NSBRI discoveries
also impact medical care on Earth. The institute works
to transfer its space health solutions to patients
suffering from similar conditions, including osteoporo-
sis, muscle wasting, shift-related sleep disorders,
balance disorders and cardiovascular problems.
NSBRI funds more than 60 peer-reviewed science,
technology, and education projects at leading institu-
tions across the nation.
Baylor College of Medicine
Center for Space Medicine (CSM)
Established in 2008, CSM partners with the NSBRI,
Rice University, and NASA to provide a unique,
interdisciplinary academic program engaging investi-
gators, physicians, students and others in the fields of
biomedical science and medicine. The CSM works to
foster biomedical discovery, enhance the field of space
medicine, and train space biomedical scientists and
physicians of the future. The Centers goal is to be an
international leader in space biomedical research and
education, and to excel in discoveries relevant to life
both in space and on Earth.
Photos courtesy of NSBRI
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Texas at Aerospace and Aviaon
Trade Events
The State of Texas works to promote the advancement of its aerospace and aviaon
sector in part by aending industry trade shows and expos around the world.
AeroTest America Expo in Fort Worth, Texas
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